{"id":57342,"date":"2023-10-27T18:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/10\/27\/buffy-sainte-maries-indigenous-identity-questioned-by-cbc-investigative-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T18:04:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:04:21","slug":"buffy-sainte-maries-indigenous-identity-questioned-by-cbc-investigative-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/10\/27\/buffy-sainte-maries-indigenous-identity-questioned-by-cbc-investigative-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffy Sainte-Marie\u2019s Indigenous Identity Questioned by CBC Investigative\u00a0Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA new Canadian Broadcast Corporation investigation calls into question the Indigenous identity of singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/buffy-sainte-marie\/\">Buffy Sainte-Marie<\/a>. It\u2019s already opened up a broad conversation about identity and appropriation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe bombshell investigation aired Friday (Oct. 27) on the YouTube channel of the program\u00a0<em>The Fifth Estate\u00a0<\/em>and will be available to stream on CBC Gem starting at 9 p.m. tonight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMsqCWNCUc4?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSainte-Marie is one of Canada\u2019s most decorated musicians. The artist and activist has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/buffy-sainte-marie-2015-polaris-music-awards-6700835\/\">won the Polaris Music Prize<\/a>, multiple Juno Awards \u00a0(including a 1995 induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and a 2017 Humanitarian Award), an Academy Award for Best Original Song (for co-writing the music for \u201cUp Where We Belong\u201d from\u00a0<em>An Officer and a Gentleman<\/em>), and is the recipient of the Order of Canada and the Governor General\u2019s Performing Arts Award.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/buffy-sainte-marie-2015-polaris-music-awards-6700835\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/buffy-sainte-marie-press-2015-billboard-650.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Buffy Sainte-Marie\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tBuffy Sainte-Marie\u2019s \u2018Power In the Blood\u2019 Wins Album of the Year at 2015 Polaris\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t10\/27\/2023<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe\u2019s been recognized as a champion of Indigenous rights on an international level, from the stage to\u00a0<em>Sesame Street,\u00a0<\/em>where she educated children about Indigenous culture starting in the mid-1970s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe documentary, however, says some of Sainte-Marie\u2019s family members believe her claim to Indigenous heritage \u201cis built on an elaborate fabrication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSainte-Marie has previously said that she was adopted by her parents, Italian-Americans Albert and Winnifred Santamaria, and grew up in the predominantly white Christian suburb of Wakefield, Massachusetts. Later, as a young adult, she was adopted by Emile Piapot and Clara Starblanket Piapot of the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan in accordance with Cree law and customs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe has mentioned that her mother, who she has said was part Mi\u2019kmaq herself, told her that she was Indigenous and that there was no documentation of her birth. In a 2018 interview on CBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Q<\/em>, she attributed this to the Sixties Scoop, a time in Canadian history when Indigenous children were removed from their homes and put up for adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe documentary, which was made without participation of Sainte-Marie herself, features an interview with her younger cousin Bruce Santamaria, who disputes her claim of adoption. It also features quotes from other family members, including references to alleged sexual abuse. The investigation hinges on her birth certificate, which CBC obtained, which lists her presumed adopted parents as her birth parents and her race as white.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI can say absolutely with 100% certainty that this is the original birth certificate. Beverly Jean Santamaria [later nicknamed Buffy] was born in Stoneham, Mass., at New England Sanatorium and Hospital on Feb. 20, 1941,\u201d says Maria Sagarino, the town clerk in Stoneham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSainte-Marie\u2019s lawyer contends that children adopted in Massachusetts were commonly issued new birth certificates with their adopted parents\u2019 names (which the clerk denies).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAhead of the investigation, Sainte-Marie put out a video in which she affirms herself as \u201ca proud member of the Native community with deep roots in Canada.\u201d She also put out a written statement entitled \u201cMy Truth As I Know It.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cy3xI_wBGD7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A post shared by Buffy Sainte-Marie (Official) (@buffystemarie)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt is with great sadness, and a heavy heart, that I am forced to respond to deeply hurtful allegations that I expect will be reported in the media soon,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cLast month, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation contacted me to question my identity and the sexual assault I experienced as a child. To relive those times, and revisit questions I made peace with decades ago, has been beyond traumatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI am proud of my Indigenous-American identity, and the deep ties I have to Canada and my Piapot family.\u201d In her statement, Sainte-Marie says she was told by her mother while growing up that she was adopted, and that later in life her mother told Sainte-Marie she may have been \u201cborn on the wrong side of the blanket,\u201d a phrase typically used to indicate a child born to unmarried parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cFor a long time, I tried to discover information about my background,\u201d Sainte-Marie says. \u201cThrough that research what became clear, and what I\u2019ve always been honest about, is that I don\u2019t know where I\u2019m from or who my birth parents were, and I will never know.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Truth As I know it \u2013 Buffy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZjBMOcKP9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CZjBMOcKP9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buffy Sainte-Marie (@BuffySteMarie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffySteMarie\/status\/1717609253199127019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCBC contextualizes the investigation within a recent series of revelations around high-profile figures whose claims of Indigenous identity have been disputed, including filmmaker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/indigenous\/michelle-latimer-ancestry-report-expert-1.6024508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Michelle Latimer<\/a>\u00a0and author\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/national-news\/author-joseph-boydens-shape-shifting-indigenous-identity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Joseph Boyden<\/a>\u00a0and a number of academics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThese thorny cases, often called \u201cPretendians,\u201d have initiated conversations around who gets to claim Indigeneity and for what end \u2013 often to claim benefits or opportunities or shield themselves from criticism. Some Indigenous commentators are wondering whether Sainte-Marie meets the criteria to warrant this kind of scrutiny, and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillowFiddler\/status\/1717954601184321749\" target=\"_blank\">who should get to do it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By contrast here\u2019s the CBC\u2019s test for when to tell a Pretendian story, and it\u2019s on way less solid ground. It basically says if you are any noteworthy Native person, you meet the bar for CBC digging into your genealogy. The \u2018benefits\u2019 test in the BSM case seems very subjective. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnPm6Rav8u\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/CnPm6Rav8u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lsf8rnV2Nx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/lsf8rnV2Nx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Jago (@rjjago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjjago\/status\/1717859449208209432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTwo members of the Piapot family also released a statement, affirming their kinship with Sainte-Marie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe grew up knowing that Buffy and our grandparents adopted each other and how deeply committed and loving they were to one another,\u201d the statement from Debra and Ntawnis Piapot says. \u201cBuffy is our family. We chose her and she chose us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cNo one, including Canada and its governments, the Indian Act, institutions, media or any person anywhere can deny our family\u2019s inherent right to determine who is a member of our family and community,\u201d the family states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe statement emphasizes the importance of Indigenous sovereignty in determining who can claim Indigenous identity. \u201cJoin us in protecting our right to uphold who we claim as family through our traditions and natural laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tResponses on X have pointed out that using government records to determine Indigenous identity can be fraught. In Canada, the Indian Act has historically been used to exclude people with clear Indigenous heritage from achieving \u201cIndian Status\u201d under Canadian law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The one thing I\u2019ll say about the Buffy Sainte-Marie thing is that my grandfather was listed as \u201cwhite\u201d on my mother\u2019s birth certificate but as \u201cIndian\u201d on his WW2 draft card and he was born on Cattaragus rez and he looked like this, so regardless of anything, records are complex <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLM161126C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vLM161126C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristin Chirico (@KristinChirico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristinChirico\/status\/1717947174418616735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMany commentators have expressed that the investigation is painful for Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are now reviewing the material that CBC released on Buffy Sainte-Marie. Like all Indigenous peoples across the country we are slowly processing the information. Our hearts go out to all those who feel pain today. We will release a statement in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indigenous Women\u2019s Collective (@IndigenousWome4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndigenousWome4\/status\/1717950910784008374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is all so harmful, hurts our communities, our aunties, our grandmas who adored her music and those who actually lived through the Scoop, foster system and adoption. Everyone will have their own feelings reading this. Please take care while doing so: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cgEJXAYbHy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/cgEJXAYbHy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tanya Talaga (@TanyaTalaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TanyaTalaga\/status\/1717904982811242578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOthers are asking who the investigation serves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who is served by this bomb. That\u2019s the only question worth asking. Because it isn\u2019t us. It isn\u2019t any of us. But it\u2019s our communities that are going to suffer and struggle long after this story fades. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y5TQAMrxon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/y5TQAMrxon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 daanis (@gindaanis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gindaanis\/status\/1717908131856929078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the CBC investigation, Native studies professor Kim TallBear says she hopes the investigation will be a turning point when it comes to the phenomenon of white settlers claiming Indigenous heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThis one should make it obvious that we have a real problem we have to address and that organizations and institutions and governments need to get on board and figure out how to stop this problem,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAnd if it doesn\u2019t happen after this case, then I don\u2019t know where we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBuffy Sainte-Marie, who is 82, retired from touring earlier this year for health reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>This article was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.billboard.com\/music\/new-investigation-questions-indigenous-identity-of-buffy-sainte-marie\">Billboard Canada<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/buffy-sainte-maries-indigenous-identity-questioned-cbc-documentary-1235457045\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Canadian Broadcast Corporation investigation calls into question the Indigenous identity of singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. It\u2019s already opened up a broad conversation about identity and appropriation. The bombshell investigation aired Friday (Oct. 27) on the YouTube channel of the program\u00a0The Fifth Estate\u00a0and will be available to stream on CBC Gem starting at 9 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57342\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}